#153 - Amanda Slinger: The Global Sleep Epidemic

The National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours of sleep per night for adults between 18 and 64 years old, yet more than one-third of adults aren’t getting the recommended sleep and between 10% and 30% of adults struggle with insomnia. A host of studies and reports has linked insufficient sleep to depression, ADHD, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. Back in 2014, the CDC labeled sleep deprivation a public health epidemic— with over 70 million adults suffering from a sleep disorder.On today’s episode I interviewed sleep and rest expert, Amanda Slinger to explore the topic. Amanda has a medical background and over 20 years of experience working in educating organisations on the critical role that rest and sleep play in optimising individual and collective performance. Leading her team at SleepSpot, she has built a visionary, science-based Employee Recharge Programme, which is reshaping the landscape of workplace wellbeing by helping organisations nurture a healthy, engaged and happy workforce. Amanda is Founder and Director of three companies across mining, healthcare, and L&D, she has a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), a Graduate Diploma in OHS, a Graduate Certificate in Business Management, is a Certified Sleep Practitioner, a Lead Auditor, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology....Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!The Move Your Mind book is available globally in audio, ebook and hardcopy! You can order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com/bookFurther links here: https://nickbracks.start.page/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.